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Vein Magazine is the premier publication for the venous disease treatment industry. Launched in 2008, with the goal of helping physicians delivering venous treatments to better serve their patients and grow their practices, Vein Magazine offers readers useful news and insights from leaders in this unique area of medical practice. Published four times a year, Vein Magazine provides extensive coverage of new technologies, products, treatment options and more, and is distributed nationwide to physicians in diverse areas of medicine.
Medical Advisors
Vein magazine is proud to have editorial direction from industry leaders who serve as our medical advisory board, headed up by our medical director, Steve Elias MD, FACS, FACPh.
Our medical advisors include:
Medical Director
Steve, Elias, MD, FACS, FACPh
PROFILE
Dr. Steve Elias brings a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience in all areas of venous disease treatment and the practice Phlebology to physicians entering the field and long-time colleagues alike. Dr Elias is currently director for the Center for Vein Disease at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, NJ and director for the Center for Vein Disease at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Always looking to advance the specialty, Dr. Elias is an active member of the American College of Phlebology, American Venous Forum, the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery and the International Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, devoting much of his time to and efforts to curriculum and training.
Dr. Elias has been the recipient of numerous honors, including the Dardik Research and Education Award, the Fellows Course Education Award, VEIN Magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential Venous Professionals and back-to-back nods as New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors” List in 2009 and 2010 as “Best Vascular Surgery.” ...Read More
Medical Advisors
Marlin W. Schul, MD, MBA, RVT, FACPh
Board of Directors, Treasurer
American College of Phlebology
Lafayette, IN
Mitchel P Goldman, MD
Medical Director of Cosmetic Laser Dermatology
San Diego, CA
William Marston, MD
UNC Department of Surgery
Chapel Hill, NC
Ellen Dillavou, MD, FACS
Director of Venous Services
Board Certified Vascular Surgeon, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, PA
Peter J. Pappas, MD
Chairman, Department of Surgery
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn, NY
Antonios P. Gasparis, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery and Director at Stony Brook Vein Center
East Setauket, NY
Nick Morrison, MD, FACS, FACPh
Morrison Vein Institute
Scottsdale, AZ
Diana L Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS
President/CEO of CompuDiagnostics, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
Frank Veith, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY
Helane Fronek, MD, FACP, FACPh
Venous Disease Specialist
La Jolla Vein Care
La Jolla, California
Raghu Kolluri, MD
System Medical Director - Vascular Medicine
OhioHealth Heart and Vascular
Columbus, OH
Oscar Alvarez, PhD, CCT, FAPWCA
Center for Curative & Palliative Wound Care
Calvary Hospital
Bronx, NY
Neil Khilnani, MD
Weill Cornell Vascular
New York, NY
Kathleen Gibson, MD FACS
Vascular Surgeon at Lake Washington Vascular
Bellevue, WA
Joseph A. Zygmunt, Jr., RVT, RPhS
Covidien Vascular Therapies
Kure Beach, NC
Joseph D. Raffetto, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Chief of Vascular Surgery, VA Boston HCS West Roxbury VA
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Nicos Labropoulos, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Radiology and Director, Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Stony Brook, NY
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